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- Rotating Quiz #298 - 2 Updates
- Calvin's Quiz #526 - 2 Updates
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| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 10 09:51AM -0700 Erland Sommarskog wrote: > degree of autonomy. For instance, so far, it is the only area to have > left the European Union. That would make Queensland the next in line, which > some entrants (not me) had. At the bottom of the quiz, I defined first level administrative subdivisions thusly: | Note: First level administrative subdivisions is a collective name for | subnational units (states, provinces, territories, semi-autonymous | regions, etc.) that are not part of a larger subnational unit. Note that it includes semi-autonymous regions. Which is what Greenland is. So the answer stands. As for leaving the EU, according to Wikipedia, Algeria left when it became independent and Saint Barthélemy, a Caribbean island owned by France, left also. I thought that St-Pierre et Miquelon and French Guinea also left, but apparently I'm wrong. -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 10 10:29PM +0200 >> Well, I think I am the closest of the entrants to it. > You certainly did say Baffin. Here's your answer list, which I copied > and pasted: I think Mark wants to say that is situated closest to the island of the contestants. Hey, he even lives in the same country. Myself, I have flewn over it many times and some times looked down on the ice and been think "hope we don't have to land here". I did consider it for a short moment, before I entered Sumatra as my #5. |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 10 08:12PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: >> I explicitly excluded brown dwarfs. > But you didn't mention, above, that those two were brown dwarfs. Sorry > for not knowing. You chopped off the first part of that sentence. It started "If you include brown dwarfs, ..." -- Dan Tilque |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 11 09:53AM +0200 > I don't know about St-Barthélemy, but Algeria was independent decades > before the EU was formed. I guess that Dan to simplify equates EU with its predecessors, or simply sees it as the same thing which have had different names over the years. The difference between Greenland and Algeria is that Algeria left exactly because it became independent. Saint Barthélemy is a similar case: according to Wikipedia, they voted to leave Guadelope in 2003 to become an "overseas collectivity of France", and I guess this had the consequence that they are no longer part of the European Union. Greenland on the other hand, first gained autonomy from Denmark, and then in 1982 they voted to leave the EEC (as it was called then). This is different from the Faroe Islands that were autonomous when Denmark joined the EEC, so they decided to stay out from the beginning. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 03:49AM -0500 Mark Brader: > This is a Quiz Quilt in the manner of Robert Jen, but not exactly... > In fact the quilt answer is a *single word or name in English*. > In this case I will not gave an explicit clue pointing to it. Instead, the other answers had it as a hidden theme. > tiebreaker is who got the quilt answer; the second tiebreaker is > who scored on the hardest questions; and the third tiebreaker is > who posted first. No tiebreakers needed. DON PIVEN is the winner with a score of 9 out of 10. Hearty congratulations, sir! And please, if possible, begin Rotating Quiz #298 at your earliest convenience. > 1. This is an official language of Haiti and of nowhere else. > Its full name in English is two words, but just give the > second one. Creole. (Full name is Haitian Creole. There are many other creole languages, but this one has the most speakers.) 1 for everyone -- Don, Erland, Peter, Calvin, and Dan. > 2. If Wikipedia is correct, "hlutabréfamarkaður" is the word for > "stock market" in this language. Icelandic. 1 for Don, Erland, Peter, and Dan. ½ for Calvin. > 3. This British possession is considered the world's most isolated > inhabited island. It has about 250 residents and no airport, > and is 1,500 miles from either St. Helena or South Africa. Tristan da Cunha. 1 for Don and Peter. > islands in the Arctic Ocean that are among the 10 largest islands > in the world. But what is Canada's largest island that is *not* > in the Arctic Ocean? Newfoundland. 1 for Don and Dan. > * Vehicles > 5. This ocean liner sank in 1956 after colliding with the Stockholm. Andrea Doria. 1 for Don, Erland, and Dan. > 6. The Ryan company designed the model NYP airplane, and built > just one of them, for a single flight planned by this pilot. > Give just the surname. Lindbergh. NYP for "New York to Paris", see? 1 for Don and Peter. > to locate, it led to the present division of South America > between Portuguese-speaking Brazil and Spanish-speaking almost > everywhere else. This was the treaty of what? Tordesillas. No points for "T<something>"! > 8. The last time that the UK *on its own* went to war (de facto), > which country were they fighting against? Argentina. (1982.) 1 for everyone. > * Quilt > 9. What is the quilt answer? ATLANTIC -- first column upward. 2 for Don and Peter. Scores, if there are no errors: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 TOTALS Don Piven 1 1 1 1 1 1 0 1 2 9 Peter Smyth 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 1 2 7 Dan Tilque 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 5 Erland Sommarskog 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 4 "Calvin" 1 ½ 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2½ 5 4½ 2 2 3 2 0 5 4 If Dan Blum had entered on time, he would have scored 4. -- Mark Brader | "And remember, my friends, future events such as Toronto | these will affect you, in the future." msb@vex.net | -- Ed Wood, Plan 9 from Outer Space My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Don Piven <don@piven.net>: Jul 10 05:58AM -0500 On 7/10/18 05:35, Mark Brader wrote: > 1. This is an official language of Haiti and of nowhere else. > Its full name in English is two words, but just give the > second one. Creole > 2. If Wikipedia is correct, "hlutabréfamarkaður" is the word for > "stock market" in this language. Icelandic > 3. This British possession is considered the world's most isolated > inhabited island. It has about 250 residents and no airport, > and is 1,500 miles from either St. Helena or South Africa. Tristan da Cunha > islands in the Arctic Ocean that are among the 10 largest islands > in the world. But what is Canada's largest island that is *not* > in the Arctic Ocean? Newfoundland > * Vehicles > 5. This ocean liner sank in 1956 after colliding with the Stockholm. Andrea Doria > 6. The Ryan company designed the model NYP airplane, and built > just one of them, for a single flight planned by this pilot. > Give just the surname. Lindbergh > everywhere else. This was the treaty of what? > 8. The last time that the UK *on its own* went to war (de facto), > which country were they fighting against? Argentina > * Quilt > 9. What is the quilt answer? Atlantic |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 10 10:38PM +0200 > 1. This is an official language of Haiti and of nowhere else. > Its full name in English is two words, but just give the > second one. CREOLE > 2. If Wikipedia is correct, "hlutabréfamarkaður" is the word for > "stock market" in this language. ICELANDIC > 3. This British possession is considered the world's most isolated > inhabited island. It has about 250 residents and no airport, > and is 1,500 miles from either St. Helena or South Africa. ASCENSION > * Vehicles > 5. This ocean liner sank in 1956 after colliding with the Stockholm. ANDREA DORIA > 8. The last time that the UK *on its own* went to war (de facto), > which country were they fighting against? ARGENTINA |
| tool@panix.com (Dan Blum): Jul 17 01:44PM > fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team > of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how > many years? 3; 4 > 7. Jose Bautista returned to the Rogers Centre this week, but in > the uniform of his new team. Name that team. New York Yankees > * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events > 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week? Brett Kavanaugh -- _______________________________________________________________________ Dan Blum tool@panix.com "I wouldn't have believed it myself if I hadn't just made it up." |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 18 05:14AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:-MqdncDq07sYHdDGnZ2dnUU7- > fulfilled a boyhood dream and signed with his home-town team > of Toronto. His $77,000,000 (US) contract is good for how > many years? 7; 8 > majority of the cast being white. The festival apologized, > while Lepage called the decision "a blow to artistic freedom". > What is the name of this much-debated show? "Slavs" > 3. Mexico has a new president -- known popularly by his initials, > AMLO, he won in a landslide. What is his full surname? Lopez Obrador > * Game 8 (2018-07-16), Round 1 - Current Events > 1. According to a "National Enquirer" report, why did the FBI once > investigate Steve Jobs. Be sufficiently specific. using a device to make long distance phone calls for free > 5. Donald Tusk was in the news for chiding Donald Trump. What is > Tusk's position? president of Poland > 6. What is Rick Leary's new job? coach of the Toronto Maple Leafs; coach of the Toronto Raptors > 8. Who defeated Serena Williams at Wimbledon? Kerber > 9. Who was nominated to the US Supreme Court last week? Kavanaugh -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Erland Sommarskog <esquel@sommarskog.se>: Jul 16 10:46PM +0200 > 7. This town and its Plage de Tahiti were made famous by Brigitte > Bardot in the 1960s. Name the town. Cannes > 8. Name the *country* that has nude beaches at Sylt, Borkum, > and Wannsee ["VAHN-zay"]. Germany |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 17 03:22PM -0700 Mark Brader wrote: > No bonus points for taking your clothes off. > 1. In which Canadian province would you find Patricia Beach and > Beaconia Beach? British Columbia > 2. In which Canadian province would you find Crystal Crescent Beach? Prince Edward Island > 3. In which Canadian province would you fine Barnston Beach, > Crescent Beach, and the beach at Ram Creek? Ontario > 5. Although this country has many nude beaches, the first to > actually be made legal (in 2014) was Apricio, which is in > Grumani and about an hour from a major city. Name the *country*. Spain > 1. Immediately after the French and Indian Wars, this Odawa leader > started a new war that is named after him. During it, he laid > siege to Ft. Detroit. Pontiac > 2. Like <answer 1>, this Shawnee leader also had a war named for > him, and also laid siege to Ft. Detroit -- but his war was just > before the War of 1812. Tecumseh > to Saskatchewan. He was eventually assassinated by American > soldiers when he returned to the Standing Rock reservation > in 1890. Crazy Horse > 5. The primary credit for defeating Custer belongs not to <answer 4> > but to this Lakota war leader, who also had many other victories > in the Indian Wars of the 19th century. Sitting Bull > 8. This Apache leader made war on the United States for almost > four decades before finally being taken prisoner for the last > time in 1886. Geronimo > 10. This Métis chief led the Métis forces during the North-West > Rebellion and was credited with their victory at the Battle of > Fish Creek. Riel -- Dan Tilque |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 18 01:04AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:JuKdnQlWh-GZ_dHGnZ2dnUU7- > No bonus points for taking your clothes off. > 1. In which Canadian province would you find Patricia Beach and > Beaconia Beach? British Columbia; Ontario > 2. In which Canadian province would you find Crystal Crescent Beach? British Columbia; Ontario > 3. In which Canadian province would you fine Barnston Beach, > Crescent Beach, and the beach at Ram Creek? British Columbia; Ontario > 5. Although this country has many nude beaches, the first to > actually be made legal (in 2014) was Apricio, which is in > Grumani and about an hour from a major city. Name the *country*. Spain; Mexico > Little Congwong, Obelisk, and Werrong Beaches. Name the *city*. > 7. This town and its Plage de Tahiti were made famous by Brigitte > Bardot in the 1960s. Name the town. St Tropez > 8. Name the *country* that has nude beaches at Sylt, Borkum, > and Wannsee ["VAHN-zay"]. Germany > 9. In 2002, the City of Toronto recognized part of which beach > as clothing-optional? > 10. On which island is Orient Beach? Vancouver > 1. Immediately after the French and Indian Wars, this Odawa leader > started a new war that is named after him. During it, he laid > siege to Ft. Detroit. Cadillac > 2. Like <answer 1>, this Shawnee leader also had a war named for > him, and also laid siege to Ft. Detroit -- but his war was just > before the War of 1812. Cadillac > Ontario to replace the New York lands his tribe had lost for > supporting the British -- although the British would eventually > rescind most of the grant. Tecumseh > to Saskatchewan. He was eventually assassinated by American > soldiers when he returned to the Standing Rock reservation > in 1890. Sitting Bull > 5. The primary credit for defeating Custer belongs not to <answer 4> > but to this Lakota war leader, who also had many other victories > in the Indian Wars of the 19th century. Geronimo > 8. This Apache leader made war on the United States for almost > four decades before finally being taken prisoner for the last > time in 1886. Geronimo > 10. This Métis chief led the Métis forces during the North-West > Rebellion and was credited with their victory at the Battle of > Fish Creek. Pete Gayde |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 18 05:10AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in news:JuKdnQlWh-GZ_dHGnZ2dnUU7- > No bonus points for taking your clothes off. > 1. In which Canadian province would you find Patricia Beach and > Beaconia Beach? British Columbia; Nova Scotia > 2. In which Canadian province would you find Crystal Crescent Beach? British Columbia; Nova Scotia > 3. In which Canadian province would you fine Barnston Beach, > Crescent Beach, and the beach at Ram Creek? British Columbia; Nova Scotia > 6. This city has many nude beaches, including Cobblers, Lady Jane, > Little Congwong, Obelisk, and Werrong Beaches. Name the *city*. Sydney > 7. This town and its Plage de Tahiti were made famous by Brigitte > Bardot in the 1960s. Name the town. St. Tropez > 8. Name the *country* that has nude beaches at Sylt, Borkum, > and Wannsee ["VAHN-zay"]. Germany > to Saskatchewan. He was eventually assassinated by American > soldiers when he returned to the Standing Rock reservation > in 1890. Crazy Horse > 5. The primary credit for defeating Custer belongs not to <answer 4> > but to this Lakota war leader, who also had many other victories > in the Indian Wars of the 19th century. Sitting Bull > 8. This Apache leader made war on the United States for almost > four decades before finally being taken prisoner for the last > time in 1886. Geronimo -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 17 03:41PM -0700 Don Piven wrote: > their choosing. > And now: > 1. The capital of American Samoa. Pago Pago > (0.5 point bonus: Give the driver's name.) > 4. Charo's famous catch-phrase. > 5. Barney Rubble's overly-strong son. Bam Bam > father, who was himself famous in a different artistic discipline. > Give that original surname.) > 7. Whitman College is located in this city in the state of Washington. Walla Walla > 8. If you were sent "up the river" in New York, chances are you ended > up here. Sing Sing > 9. A tagline used in Mazda car commercials. zoom zoom > 10. A licorice breath mint popular in the mid- to late 20th Century. > 11. A dog noted by its stocky build and lion-like mane. chow chow > 12. An entire genre of silly kids' jokes. knock-knock > 13. Lewis Carroll warned you to beware this bird. jubjub > 14. The author of "Three Men on the Bummel". Jerome Jerome > 15. A character in Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". Major Major Major Major > 16. Yogi's sidekick. Booboo > 17. Her backup band was Cult Jam. > 18. If you hang out in French cabarets, you may see this dance on stage. cha cha > 19. A European city known for its thermal spas. Baden-Baden > 20. A GPS manufacturer or a kind of drum. Tomtom -- Dan Tilque |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 17 05:48PM -0700 On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 9:01:17 PM UTC+10, Don Piven wrote: > This is Rotating Quiz #298. > 1. The capital of American Samoa. Bora Bora > 2. Musical group fronted by Simon Le Bon. Duran Duran > (0.5 point bonus: Give the driver's name.) > 4. Charo's famous catch-phrase. > 5. Barney Rubble's overly-strong son. Bam Bam > 7. Whitman College is located in this city in the state of Washington. > 8. If you were sent "up the river" in New York, chances are you ended > up here. Sing Sing > 10. A licorice breath mint popular in the mid- to late 20th Century. > 11. A dog noted by its stocky build and lion-like mane. > 12. An entire genre of silly kids' jokes. Knock Knock > 13. Lewis Carroll warned you to beware this bird. > 14. The author of "Three Men on the Bummel". Jerome K Jerome > 15. A character in Joseph Heller's "Catch-22". Major Major > 16. Yogi's sidekick. Boo Boo > 17. Her backup band was Cult Jam. > 18. If you hang out in French cabarets, you may see this dance on stage. Can Can > 19. A European city known for its thermal spas. > 20. A GPS manufacturer or a kind of drum. Tom Tom cheers, calvin  |
| Pete Gayde <pagrsg@wowway.com>: Jul 10 04:07AM Calvin <334152@gmail.com> wrote in > 1 Which 2003 movie's subtitle was 'Rise of the Machines'? Terminator 3 > the Bad Seeds? > 3 Which Austrian composer (1732-1809) is recognised > as the 'Father of the Symphony'? Haydn > 4 Which continent lies in the > northern, southern, eastern and western Hemispheres? Asia > 5 Which > corpulent, orchid-loving private eye was created by Rex Stout? Nero Wolfe > 6 Which creature is most likely to make a sibilant noise? Goat > 7 Which > German Admiral offered his country's unconditional surrender on the > 7th May 1945? Donitz > Oscars and Golden Globe? > 9 Which movie was released in France > under the title 'La Guerre des Etoiles'? Star Wars > 10 Which NFL team lost four consecutive Superbowls from 1990-1993? Buffalo Bills > cheers, > calvin Pete Gayde |
| Calvin <334152@gmail.com>: Jul 17 05:41PM -0700 On Monday, July 16, 2018 at 5:52:53 PM UTC+10, Erland Sommarskog wrote: > > Asia > You did mean to say Africa here, n'est-ce pas? > At least you seem to have scored based Africa being the answer. Yes indeed, Africa is the correct answer and was scored as such. cheers, calvin |
| Dan Tilque <dtilque@frontier.com>: Jul 17 03:52PM -0700 Calvin wrote: > 1 Which rapper has had 14 Number One albums on the Billboard charts, a record for a solo artist? > 2 Which substance has the chemical formula KNO3? saltpeter > 3 Which three grandchildren are named-checked in The Beatles' 1967 hit 'When I'm Sixty-Four'? All three required! > 4 Who became the first female Irish president in 1990? > 5 Who directed the 1973 film 'American Graffiti'? Lucas > 6 Who wrote the 1895 poem 'If-'? > 7 In 1755 who definied a lexicographer as a "harmless drudge"? Samuel Johnson > 8 MediaCityUK is located in which borough of Greater Manchester? > 9 Arnold's restaurant regularly appeared in which classic TV series? > 10 Which country invaded Iceland in May 1940? UK -- Dan Tilque |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 04:01AM -0500 This is a repeat of my 2017-09-25 introductory posting with some minor updates. If you were already familiar with the content and the way I'm scheduling things, then there's no real need to reread it now. On the other hand, it wouldn't hurt to. * Introduction As most of you will remember, the Canadian Inquisition is a team trivia league that plays in Toronto pubs. It's a cooperative league, whose teams take turns to write and ask the questions that the others answer. In the current season, May-August 2018, the questions are being written What She Said. I have obtained their permission to post to this newsgroup the questions from this seasons, to be tagged QFTCIWSS in the subject line. Before posting them here, I'm editing some of them for various reasons -- for brevity, to clarify their intent, to avoid issues raised on protests, for suitability in this medium, and so on. When the current season ends I intend to similarly ask permission either from the next team writing questions, or the one after that, which are currently expected Night Owls and Frankly Scarlett respectively. As you may remember, the league's season consists of 10 regular games and a Final. A regular game contains 102 questions. Most of the game is in rounds of 10 questions on a specific topic within a different general area. For example, one game in 2008 included a geography round on former place names, an entertainment round on Morgan Freeman movies, and a sports round on things that happened during Toronto Blue Jays games. Round 1 is always a current-events round; Round 5 is always an audio round; and Round 10 (the "challenge round") normally contains 12 questions, 2 each on 6 different subjects. I won't be posting audio questions (except if I think they can be answered without the audio), nor will I post the video questions that sometimes occur in the Final. * Scheduling - Regular Games My intent is that for each quiz you'll get about 3 days to answer, plus or minus a few hours, but I'm not going to set exact deadlines; I'll cut off entries at whatever time (after 2 days and about 21 hours) that it's convenient for me to do the scoring and post the results. One series of postings will consist of rounds from a single game: normally those will be Rounds 2-4 and 6-10. I will normally post the questions as four sets of two rounds each: Rounds 2-3 in one posting, Rounds 4 and 6 in the next, and so on. In the Final, most rounds have 15 questions, and these I'll post one round at a time. For each game, I'll keep a cumulative score over the group of postings, counting your best 6 rounds out of 8 (or 5 out of 7, etc.) -- that way if you miss a set, or if there's a subject you're weak on, you still have a chance to finish well. Each game will be totaled after the last round is posted and scored. In a normal game usually one round is Canadiana (this may also fall under another subject such as history or geography), which those of you in distant places may have some trouble with, but I am including them in the posting series anyway. This is your chance to shine by displaying your knowledge of Canadiana. However, if *nobody* in the newsgroup scores *any* points on a round (which has happened with Canadiana occasionally), then I will score as if that round had never existed. * Scheduling - Current Events I will also do a separate series of postings consisting of current-events rounds only, also to be posted two at a time. These will all appear while they're still reasonably current -- normally within a couple of days of the second of the two original games. For this series I'll accumulate scores over all the games from the season, similarly counting the best 9 out of 11 games. So there will be an overall current-events winner for the season. I'm posting current-events games independently of the posting of other games, so there will normally be a regular game running concurrently with each set of current-events questions. The first pair of current-events rounds will be posted later this week. Current-events rounds generally refer to events that took place the week before the original game, sometimes also the week before that. If answers have changed since the date of the original game due to newer news, you are still expected to give the answer that was correct as of the game date. * Procedures and Scoring The usual rule in our regular league games is that each question goes to an individual who can answer for 2 points without assistance, and if he misses, he can consult his team and try again for 1 point. If the quizmaster judges that an answer is incomplete, she can ask for more details before ruling the answer right or wrong. To maintain the spirit of these rules, I will say that you can give two answers on every question. But I will penalize you if you give both a right answer and a wrong answer. My scoring is: 4 points - if you answer once and are right (or twice, both right) 3 points - if you guess twice and are right only the first time 2 points - if you guess twice and are right only the second time Bonus points may occasionally be available and will be explained in the relevant round. If you give only one answer, but with only some sort of additional comment, please make it clear that that's what you're doing. If there is any doubt I'll assume that you are giving two answers. If I see more than two answers, the third and any later ones will be ignored. Although there is no rule like this in the Canadian Inquisition, where it makes sense I will accept answers that I think are almost close enough (*more than half right*), with a 1-point penalty. But I will reject answers that I do not think are sufficiently specific, since there is no opportunity to ask for clarification when answers are posted in the newsgroup. If I anticipate the possibility of insufficiently specific answers I will try to provide guidance in a way that does not spoil the questions, such as a note in rot13 to be read after you have answered. You must, of course, answer based on your own knowledge and nothing else. You must post all your answers in a single posting (Except in case of technical difficulties, when emailed answers or multiple postings will be accepted.) Where a person's name is asked for, *normally you need only give the surname*. If you do give another part of the name and you're wrong, your answer is wrong. -- Mark Brader | "(I've been told that I suffer from rampant narcissism. Toronto | Just to confirm the accuracy of this character assessment, msb@vex.net | I have now shared it with the whole world.)" --Laura Spira My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| msb@vex.net (Mark Brader): Jul 16 03:39AM -0500 Mark Brader: > and should be interpreted accordingly... For further information > see my 2017-09-25 companion posting on "Questions from the Canadian > Inquisition (QFTCI*)". The Final game is over and JOSHUA KREITZER has whomped the field. Hearty congratulations! This is the end of the season written by Bill Psychs, which I have to say was not one of the most interesting seasons we've had. In a few minutes I will start QFTCIing the new season, written by What She Said. I think this one improves after Game 1, but we will start with that. > ** Final, Round 10 - Challenge Round This was the easiest round in the original game. > * A. Phobias > We'll name a phobia; you tell us what it is a fear of. > A1. Emetophobia. Vomit or vomiting. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Peter. > A2. Gymnophobia. Nudity. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, and Jason. > A3. Ballistophobia. Bullets, missiles, etc. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Peter, and Pete. That one reminds me of a bit of dialogue from the 1990 movie "The Hunt for Red October". As they enter the missile bay on a submarine, Ramius (Sean Connery) warns Ryan (Alec Baldwin), "Most things in here don't react too well to bullets"; and a bit later, during the inevitable shootout, Ryan remarks to himself: "Yeah, like me. I don't react well to bullets." > We give the advertising slogan; you name the breakfast cereal. > For example, "They're magically delicious" would be Lucky Charms. > B1. "Kid tested, mother approved". Kix. 4 for Joshua. > B2. "The Breakfast of Champions". Wheaties. 4 for Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Jason, and Pete. > B3. "Follow my nose. It always knows!" Froot Loops. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Jason. > animal-welfare activist. She began her career as a > big-band singer and her first hit recording, in 1945, > was "Sentimental Journey". Doris Day. (Or her real name, Doris Kappelhoff). 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Peter, and Pete. > for his supporting role on a TV spin-off of "Cheers". > He was featured (along with other actors from that show) in > a few episodes of "The Simpsons" as a character called Cecil. David Hyde Pierce. 4 for Joshua, Dan Blum, and Peter. > characters was a grown-up version of the "Little Rascals" > character Buckwheat. His first solo leading role was in > "Beverly Hills Cop". Eddie Murphy. 4 for everyone -- Calvin, Joshua, Dan Tilque, Dan Blum, Jason, Peter, and Pete. > D1. While later newspaper editions reported a great loss of > life in this disaster, some earlier editions reported that > *no* lives had been lost. What disaster? Sinking of the Titanic. 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Dan Blum, Jason, Peter, and Pete. (See e.g. these: http://pbs.twimg.com/media/CoUc0RgXYAEqfdS.jpg http://www.eyewitnesstohistory.com/images/titanic1a.jpg http://titanicstory.files.wordpress.com/2012/04/titanic-headline.jpg . In the original game the words "great loss of life" were in quotation marks, but I'm not sure if that was correct. That exact phrase is certainly seen in a famous photo of newsboys, https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjDKXm3_Ii5Deo6u2h385mIt1Cn6hgVdfMyG2ahb1QghOmz2FLvyrq71rFrx2sNFyMs4z7LtDvCAAN2B_xaUgE4X_h0d_sCLZgHA0e1NnDabo7GblvEUYtG65jlMyLv1v-fiaGKx9sWL94/s1600/Titanic+Headlines.jpg but it isn't clear whether (1) the "Evening News" gave over its entire front page to the headline or whether (2) that's actually a poster to advertise the paper (for example, meant to be attached to the corners of newsstands) and the front page itself is not in the picture. I haven't been able to find a copy of the paper's front page online, or any other that used that exact wording in the headline, so I removed the quotation marks. In any case, other papers certainly reported the disaster with reasonable accuracy given the information available, whether they used that phrase or not.) > "Chicago Tribune" noted that this man had won the presidency > over Harry Truman. Of course the opposite was true. > Name this man. Thomas Dewey. 4 for everyone. http://www.trbimg.com/img-58262000/turbine/ct-truman-defeats-dewey-1948-flashback-perspec-1113-md-20161111 According to the 2018-06-19 episode of "Jeopardy!", Dewey said to reporters, "I was just as surprised as you were." > D3. In December 1956 the "New York Times" ran a headline that > this revolutionary had been killed. He actually died almost > 60 years later. Who? Fidel Castro. 4 for everyone. I couldn't find a copy of the article reporting his death, but here's a copy of the one where they state that, hey, he isn't dead after all: https://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/untitled1.jpg > We give three track titles; you provide the album name. > E1. "Two Hearts Beat as One", "New Year's Day", "Sunday Bloody > Sunday". "War". 4 for Jason. 3 for Calvin. > E2. "Staring at the Sun", "Last Night on Earth", "Discothèque". "Pop". 4 for Peter. > E3. "Even Better than the Real Thing", "Mysterious Ways", "One". "Achtung Baby". 4 for Calvin, Joshua, Jason, and Peter. 2 for Dan Blum. > F1. Who was the MLB American League Rookie of the Year in 2017? > He was the first rookie to win the Home Run Derby at the > All-Star game. Aaron Judge. (New York Yankees.) 4 for Dan Tilque and Pete. > F2. Who was the NBA Rookie of the Year in 2017? He plays for > the Milwaukee Bucks, and he played college basketball for > the Virginia Cavaliers. Malcolm Brogdon. > F3. Who was the Associated Press NFL Offensive Rookie of the > Year in 2017? He plays for the New Orleans Saints, and he > played college football for the University of Tennessee. Alvin Kamara. Scores, if there are no errors: FINAL ROUNDS-> 2 3 4 6 7 8 9 10 BEST TOPICS-> His A+L Geo Spo Ent Sci Can Cha SIX Joshua Kreitzer 40 32 23 24 54 16 4 52 225 Dan Blum 36 40 18 0 -- 25 0 34 153 Peter Smyth 36 -- 12 24 -- 39 -- 40 151 Dan Tilque 32 4 24 12 16 36 4 28 148 Pete Gayde 20 16 14 32 20 4 -- 32 134 "Calvin" 32 27 15 -- -- -- -- 35 109 Jason Kreitzer 16 16 -- -- 28 12 0 36 108 Erland Sommarskog 24 -- 20 24 -- 10 -- -- 78 -- Mark Brader | "The essence of tyranny is not iron law. Toronto | It is capricious law." msb@vex.net | --Christopher Hitchens My text in this article is in the public domain. |
| Joshua Kreitzer <gromit82@hotmail.com>: Jul 16 11:56AM msb@vex.net (Mark Brader) wrote in > I couldn't find a copy of the article reporting his death, but here's > a copy of the one where they state that, hey, he isn't dead after all: > https://nyoobserver.files.wordpress.com/2016/12/untitled1.jpg Here's the 1956 article reporting his death: https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1956/12/03/94300686.pdf The headline says, "Cuba Wipes Out Invaders; Leader Is Among 40 Dead," and the second paragraph says, "Government military leaders said Fidel Castro, leader of a revolt against President Fulgencio Batista, was among those killed." -- Joshua Kreitzer gromit82@hotmail.com |
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